The Army of the Frontier

In January 1863, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Indian Home Guard, consisting of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Kickapoo, Quapaw, Seneca, Shawnee, Osage, and Delaware soldiers, were organized into the Federal Indian Brigade commanded by Col. William Phillips. The Indian Brigade occupied Fort Gibson, where they were continuously harassed by the Confederates. The brigade was joined by reinforcements commanded by Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt. They consisted of companies from the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Colorado Infantry, 6th Kansas Cavalry, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, Hopkins's Battery of four cannons, Smith's Kansas Battery of four cannons, and two mountain howitzers attached to each of the two cavalry battalions.

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